2 3/4" #5 B&P Heavy Pheasant are my go to. Golden Pheasant equally as good, just a bit slower. Shoot IC/Mod early, and Mod/IM late...and mix in 3" #5's when necessary.
Too much indecision and overthinking..."if I missed it must be too far", or the age old excuses I hear "they get up too far away". Actually had a buddy ask "do shotgun shells go bad? I miss a lot".
Thinking too much rain at the hatch, followed by a fast dry up, and for the first time in at least 3 years, almost ZERO grasshoppers. Pockets of limited number of birds, but huns seem to be less than half of last couple years...
Agree.. worst year of the last half dozen I've gone west for sharpies and hubs. Still birds but a lot of space between flushes. Very few coveys also, pairs and singles.
2nd year wearing a pair of Crispi Valdes. Anyone have experience with these getting wet insoles?? Walking in damp grass prairie grouse hunting and after 2 hours boots and feet are soaked. Starting to wonder if pant legs/socks are getting wet and wicking into the interior of the boots. Like a...